Anthropology Research Guide
Library Catalogs
Look in the following catalogs for books, videos
and other types of audiovisual items held in libraries.
COD Library Catalog
: the COD Library only
I-Share (formerly Illinet
Online): A catalog for items in 65 Illinois libraries
WorldCat:
A catalog for items in this country and around the world
Other Nearby Public and Academic Libraries
Outline of the Library of Congress Classification System (what COD uses to shelve its books).
Culture and Customs of... A list of a series of books at the COD Library on various countries around the world.
Cultures of the World. A list of a series of books at the COD Library on various cultures around the world.
Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology. A list of a series of scholarly books on various cultures around the world.
Reference Works
Atlas for Anthropology. Ref. G 1046 .E 1 S 1 1968.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology.
Countries and Their Cultures Encyclopedia / World Cultures Encyclopedia.
Cultural Anthropology Glossary.
Dictionary of Anthropology. Ref. GN 307 .D 485 1997.
Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. Ref. GN 307 .W 56 1991.
Economic Geography Online Dictionary and Glossary.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Reference GN 11 .E 63 2006
Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples.
Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to
the Virtual World. Reference HM 756 .E 53 2003.
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. Reference
GN 307 .E52
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Reference
GT 2850 .E 53 2003.
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures. Ref. RA 418 .E 354 2004.
Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies. Reference
GN 495.6 .C 37 2004.
Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Cultures
around the World. Reference HT 108.5 .E 53 2002.
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 10 volumes.
Reference GN 307 .E53.
The Ethnopolitical Encyclopedia of Europe. Ref. GN 492 .E 86 2004.
Glossary of Anthropology Online - "Anthromorphemics"
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide.
6 vols. Ref. HQ 1115 .G 7 2003.
Illinois Archaeological Sites Directory: Places of the Past.
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family. 4 vols. Ref. HQ 9 .E 52 2003.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. (3rd ed., 2003) There is a chapter on Anthropology.
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences.
The Oxford Companion to Archaeology.
Places of the Past: Illinois Archaeological Sites Directory.
Psychological Anthropology: A Description.
Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia. Reference BL 80.3 .R 45 2002
Student Atlas of Anthropology. Ref. G 1046 .E 1 S 783 2004.
The World and Its People. Reference G 133
.M 348 1986.
World Civilizations Glossary: Concepts, Values, Terms.
World Cultures Encyclopedia / Countries and Their Cultures Encyclopedia.
World Education Encyclopedia: A Survey of Educational
Systems Worldwide. Reference LB 15 .W 87 2001.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life.
4 volumes. Reference GN 333. W67.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices. Reference BL 80.3 .W 67 2006
Library
Jargon: A Multilingual Glossary.
Information
About Places A list of useful reference books in the C.O.D.
Library.
Article Indexes
You must have a valid College of DuPage library
card to access the electronic indexes and databases from off-campus.
- Academic Search Premier [EBSCOhost]1984 to present; 1990 to present-
full text). Abstracts from nearly 3000 journals and full
text for 1250 journals including general reference, education,
social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural
studies, library and information science. A COD library card is required for off-campus use.
- The American Museum of Natural History Publications, full-text online. The free site has the contents of the following publications: American Museum Novitates, Anthropological Papers of the American Musuem of Natural History, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, and the Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History.
- The Annual Review of Anthropology. Index of citations only. The paper copies are in the Library's General circulating collection with the call number of: GN 1 .A 623, from volume 1 on. Some full-text articles are also available in the Academic Search Premier database at the top of this list.
- The
Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
This is a free index of citations, but there are no full-text
articles connected to the citations. No COD Library Card needed
for this service. URL: http://aio.anthropology.org.uk/aio/AIO.html.
- Anthropological
Journal Archives Project. This provides bibliographic citations
and short reviews of articles found in several different years
of these journals: "American Anthropologist," "Current
Anthropology," and "Human Organization." There
are no full text articles attached to these citations, and not
every year of the journal is covered. No COD Library Card needed.
URL: http://www.publicanthropology.org/Archive/AnthJournalsProject.htm.
- Anthropology Book Reviews database (ARD).
- Anthropology in the News! A digest of news articles, from Texas A & M University.
- Anthropology Review Database (ARD), for books and videos.
- Anthrosource. This provides citations for articles in the professional journals and newsletters of the American Anthropological Association. Look at the top right side for the journal citation search feature. Those who are members of the AAA can log in and retrieve the full-text of the articles. No COD library card needed for this database. For those who can only view the article citations, try looking for the full-text of the article in the Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic Index databases.
- Articles Concerning Native Americans in the journals Human Organization (1941-2005), and Practicing Anthropology (1978-2005). AKA "Half a Century of Collaboration". This is an index of citations only, no full-text articles are available from this list.
- Blackwell Synergy. This is an index of articles published in journals that are printed by the Blackwell company. A wide variety of topics and journals are covered, but you only get bibliographic citations, no full-text articles. You can select a particular subject area to search in, or you can select a specific journal to search in by clicking on the broad subject, then selecting a small subject area from that next page, then selecting the particular journal title on the third page. You can move through the categories by clicking on the plus sign [+] to the left of the category name.
- Common Ground. Full-text journal from the U.S. National Park Service.
- CRM (Cultural Resource Management): The Journal of Heritage Stewardship. Full-text free journal.
- Electronic Journals in Anthropology list.
- Expanded Academic Index (1980- present). An index
to over 2500 magazines and journals covering a variety of topic
areas including anthropology. Provides references, abstracts,
and sometimes the full-text of articles. A COD library card is required for off-campus use.
- FindArticles.com. Citations to millions of journal articles, and it covers many more subjects than just Anthropology.
- The Free Library. A database of free magazine and journal articles.
- Google Scholar. This provides access to many free full-text articles, as well as citations to many other articles.
- Handbook of Latin American Studies. Citations-only database from the U.S. Library of Congress.
- IngentaConnect. This is an index to millions of journal articles, book chapters, reports, and more. Most are not available as full-text online items.
- The Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology. A free peer-reviewed journal.
- Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC). No full-text articles.
- Museum Anthropology Review. A free full-text online journal.
- Online
Archaeology Journals.
- Open Access Journals Directory (free full-text journal articles)
- Project MUSE. This database provides citations and abstracts only.
- SCIRUS. A search engine for citations to journal articles and links to web pages, and covers many more subjects than just Anthropology..
- Sociological
Abstracts (1974-present). An index to journal articles,
conference papers, and some books in the social sciences including
anthropology. A COD library card is required for off-campus use.
- More COD Library journal and newspaper article databases.
Anthropology Journals at COD.
Does the C.O.D. Library own the journal that I need?
Explanation
of the Difference between Journals and Magazines .
How
to Read a Research Study Article.
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) is a collection
of ethnographic materials, mostly books, which provides historical
and some contemporary information on the ways of life of people
in over 350 cultural, ethnic, religious, and national groups around
the world. Located on microfiche, the material in HRAF is
typically descriptive rather than theoretical, and the vast majority
of the sources are primary documents which have resulted from
field observation by anthropologists. There are two manuals
used to access the material in HRAF: Outline of World Cultures
and Outline of Cultural Materials. There is a separate
manual called HRAF Source Bibliography for a complete list
of the sources used for each cultural group.
Internet Sites
The following Internet sites are "mega-lists" of
anthropology resources. All three list the same sites, but you
will find some unique sites in each one.
- College
of DuPage Anthropology Academic Program
- Aboriginal Canada portal.
- About Archaeology.
http://archaeology.about.com/mbody.htm
- The American Anthropological Association.
- The American Museum of Natural History Publications, full-text online. The free site has the contents of the following publications: American Museum Novitates, Anthropological Papers of the American Musuem of Natural History, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, and the Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History.
- Anthropology
Biography Web. http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/information/biography/index.shtml.
- Anthropology
Collections. http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/acollection.html
- Anthroplogy Resources
on the Internet http://home.worldnet.fr/~clist/Anthro/index.html
- Anthropology Resources
Compiled by former COD Professor Charles Ellenbaum.
- Anthropology
Resources from the Librarian's Index to the Internet.
- Anthropology Resources
from the Virtual Library. http://vlib.anthrotech.com.
- Anthro.Net http://anthro.net/
- Archaeological Images
and Texts - Pictures of Record. http://www.picturesofrecord.com.
- Archaeology/Anthropology Resources.
- Archaeology
Resources from the Librarian's Index to the Internet.
- Archaeology for
Interpreters: A Guide to Knowledge of the Resources. U.S.
National Parks Service.
- Archeology Technical Briefs. Technical reports from the U.S. National Park Service.
- ArchNet: WWW Virtual Library of Archaeology. University of Arizona.
- Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library, a portal to a wide variety of resources.
- Bureau of American Ehthnology Publications List, with an index to authors and titles. (Smithsonian Institution)
-
Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS)
- Country Reports.org. A collection of cultural, historical, statistical, and geographic information about countries.
- Country Statistics and Reports from the Population Reference Bureau
- Country
Studies - Area Handbooks (Library of Congress) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html/
- Directory of Archaeology Societies and Organizations.
- ECAI: Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative.
- Economics
Research Guide (COD Library).
- eCultural Resources, Cultural Resources Network.
- Ethnology Database, from the Bishop Museum of Honolulu
- Experience-Rich Anthropology.
http://era.anthropology.ac.uk.
- Food and Culture Research Guide. (COD Library).
- Frequently Asked Questions about a Career in Archaeology.
- Geography
Research Guide (COD Library).
- Global Health Resources Research Guide (COD Library).
- Global Studies Research Guide. (C.O.D. Library Resources)
- Government
Research Guide (COD Library)
- Illinois
Anthropology and Archaeology Web Sites
- Immigration Debate Issue Research Guide (COD Library)
-
Indigenous Peoples Literature
- Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library
- Maasai Association, cultural information site.
- Middle
Eastern Cultures Resources (COD Library)
- Migration Policy Institute Information page.
- National Archaeological Database. U.S. National Park Service.
- Nationmaster. You can use this site to find statistics and make charts.
- Native American History and Culture from the Smithsonian Institution.
- Native Web.
- Places of the Past: A Guidebook to Illinois Archaeological Sites.
- Portals
to the World: Links to Electronic Resources, from the Library
of Congress.
- Resources
in Ethnographic Studies from the Library of Congress. http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/other.html.
- Society for American Archaeology.
- Sociology Research Guide. (COD Library Resources).
- Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture, by Clifford Geertz.
- WWW Virtual Library:
Anthropology. http://vlib.anthrotech.com/
- Yahoo's
Index of Anthropology Links A searchable index for anthropology
topics with links to Internet resources. Good place to
begin looking for your specific anthropology topic. http://www.yahoo.com/Social_Science/
Anthropology_and_Archaeology
Linguistic Anthropology/Sociolinguistics
Reference Books
- The Color of Words: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Ethnic
Bias in the U.S. Ref. E 184 .A 1 H 466 1997.
- Concise Encyclopedia of Lnaguage and Religion. Reference
P 41 .C 65 2001.
- The Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics.
Reference P 143 .T 727 2000.
- Dictionary of Languages. Reference P 29 .D 35 1998.
- Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe. Reference
P 380 .E 53 1998.
- Facts About the World's Languages. Reference P 371
.F 33 2000.
- International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. 4 vols.
Reference P 29 .I 58 2003.
- Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech. By Edwar Sapir. A printed copy is also available in the Library's General Collection at call number P 105 .S 2 1949.
- Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia.
Reference GN 307 .E 64 L 36 1998.
- NTC's Dictionary of China's Cultural Code Words. General
DS 721 .D 39 1996.
- NTC's Dictionary of Japan's Cultural Code Words. General
DS 821 .D 467 1994.
- NTC's Dictionary of Mexican Cultural Code Words. General
F 1210 .D 38 1996.
Internet Sites
Writing Styles
Interlibrary Loan
The Library can obtain copies of articles or books
from other libraries for you. Inquire at the Reference Desk. You
may also consult journal title lists from other libraries in the
area.
Anthropology Faculty Internet Homepages
Library Reference Desk: 630-942-3364
Dan Blewett, Reference Librarian
Phone: (630) 942-2279 ; FAX (630) 858 - 8757
Office:
SRC 3035 blewett@cdnet.cod.edu
